Parallel parameter study of the Wigner-Poisson equations for RTDs

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1677-1688

  Lasater, M S ^a   Kelley, C T ^a   Salinger, A G ^b   Woolard, D L ^c   Zhao, P ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^d North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuation; LOCA; Resonant tunneling diode; Scalability; Wigner Poisson equation

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DIODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESONANT TUNNELING;

CONTINUATION; LOCA; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODE; WIGNER-POISSON EQUATION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 33746908593     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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